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Crockett Spring

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Virginia

Blacksburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Blacksburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crockett Spring is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Virginia. It is one of 5 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crockett Spring as a historical populated place on the Pilot topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.0943° N, 80.2528° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePilot
Elevation1,498 ft
Nearest living townShawsville, VA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1674528
Coordinates37.09430, -80.25282

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What's there now

Crockett Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shawsville, VA (population 1,725), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,498 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Crockett Spring?

Crockett Spring is in Montgomery County, Virginia, at 37.0943, -80.2528.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County, Virginia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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